BREAKING NEWS: – Suicide bomber is reported to be British – Eight year old girl among 22 dead. Third victim is named.

Police think they know the identity of the Manchester bomber which killed twenty-two people  and  injured 120 people in what Theresa May called an “appalling, sickening, terrorist attack” at Manchester Arena.

He was named by American News Networks as Salman Abedi, a British man who came from Libya.

One of the dead is now confirmed as an eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos from Leyland in Lancashire. The first victim has been named as 18-year-old student Georgina Callander from Chorley, and John Atkinson of Middleton in Bury is the latest victim to be named.

Some of the injured have life-threatening injuries. They are being treated in hospitals throughout Manchester.

 Twelve children under the age of 16 were among the 59 casualties taken to hospital  says medical director of North West Ambulance Service David Ratcliffe.

Almost 120 people were injured in the terror attack but it has been confirmed paramedics treated 60 walking wounded in the city centre last night.

This is on top of 59 people being treated in hospitals – several with life-threatening injuries – including children.

A lone male suicide attacker set off a homemade bomb in the foyer at 22:33 BST on Monday at the end of a concert by US singer Ariana Grande.

Armed police have arrested a 23-year-old man in Chorlton, south Manchester, in connection with the attack. And a GMP spokesman added that police have executed arrest warrants in Whalley Range and carried out a controlled explosion at a house in Fallowfield.

In a statement in Downing Street, the prime minister said it was “now beyond doubt that the people of Manchester and of this country have fallen victim to a callous terrorist attack” that targeted “defenceless young people”.

She said the security services believe they know the attacker’s identity but are not yet able to confirm it.

Mrs May has chaired a meeting of the government’s emergency Cobra committee and is expected to travel to Manchester later.

Georgina Callander. was studying health and social care at Runshaw College in Lancashire.

And it has been confirmed that eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos from Leyland killed, Lancashire County Council says.

In a statement issued from Buckingham Palace the Queen said:”The whole nation has been shocked by the death and injury in Manchester last night of so many people, adults and children, who had just been enjoying a concert.

”I know I speak for everyone in expressing my deepest sympathy to all who have been affected by this dreadful event and especially to the families and friends of those who have died or were injured.

Relatives are using social media to hunt for loved ones, and an emergency number, 0161 856 9400, has been set up.

#TakeThat concerts at Manchester Arena this week have been cancelled. Earlier the band’s gig at Liverpool Echo Arena tonight was cancelled.